Vermont Co S u n ampl tr Free er y Sept–Oct 2011 • Statewide Calendar of Events, Map • Inns, B&B’s, Dining, Real Estate • Entertainment, Book Reviews • Plenty of Good Reading! Randolph,Vermont and Start here for a memorableVermont experience. GOLFING HIKING SWIMMING HOT TUB FITNESS CENTER TENNIS BIKING FISHING 1,300 ACRES OneofCentral Vermont’s Best Youʼre Bed & Breakfasts almost here! Weʼre 2 miles 802-728-5575 800-424-5575 off Exit 4 / I-89! www.ThreeStallionInn.com Lower Stock Farm Road Randolph, Vermont The Morning Wind After a cool wave came around me. I brushed away through my yard last night, the mosquitoes that landed I walked outside into the on me, careful not to hurt breeze, and I suddenly be- them. A friend invited me to came aware of the discon- go fi shing; I brought home certing power of Early Fall. I three good-size catfi sh, but was disoriented and restless, I didn’t have the heart to kill fi lled with a sentimental con- and cook them, carried them fusion of sadness and excite- in my cooler to the river near ment. The morning wind was my house and put them gen- telling me stories, this cool tly in the water, apologized wave predicting transforma- to them and watched in relief tions, the unavoidable com- as they swam away into the ing of fall, the inner changes current. I will undergo, the exterior, Then I found a bumblebee dramatic alterations destined motionless on its side in the in the trees and…my life. middle of a red zinnia. Afraid The wind uncovered pre- he was dead, I shook the monitions and retrospec- fl ower, but nothing happened. tives, fed them at the same So I stroked his wings, and time, nurturing an almost as if miraculously he recov- wild, bittersweet death wish, ered, got up clumsily and photo courtesy of Northeast Organic Farming Association anticipation of the winter’s buzzed away. Tears welled Emmett Dunbar shows some of the beautiful organic vegetables grown on his Anjali Farms in South Londonderry, VT. cocoon, anguish at the loss in my eyes when I saw he of the summer, but longing, had only been sleeping in the too, for the transformations sun, exhausted, or drugged SEPTEMBER IN VERMONT to come. with nectar, collapsed in this Now the year begins to slope Fair ground folks are in a stew As the day went on, I bright, benign bed, indiffer- Towards the chilly season; Over Fair Week weather; became full of a maudlin ent to enemies and duty. Autumn pokes his bald head up, Butnut thieves are hoping God tenderness for the creatures —Bill Felker Summer hollers “Treason?” Gives them strength to gather; I don’t know and never shall Soon a dollar’s worth of shot Flames Stables Jest the solar reason. Buys a partridge feather. Route 100 South, Wilmington, VT My! the nights are cooling off Sunny Chipmunk has the corn Faster than they oughter; That you want for dinner; (802) 464-8329 Makes you think the cowbarn wall Prize-pig boys are teazing dad Needs some dabs of mortar; How to grow a winner; Scenic Year-Round Makes the wimmen realize Second wives at last perceive Trail Rides: $20 for 40 Min. Dresses can’t be shorter. Stockings can’t be thinner. Children Over 6 Can Ride Alone Pony Rides for Younger Children Sweet preserving odors fl oat ~ by reservation ~ TOWNSHEND Open Thursdays From the kitchen quarter; Great Family Fun at the Lowest Prices Around! COMMON 3:30–6:30 pm Ain’t you glad you’ve got a farm June 2 – October 13 And a stay-home daughter; FARMERS’ Ain’t you glad you ain’t a doc, Rain or Shine MARKET A lawyer or exhorter! Junction of Rts. 30 & 35, Townshend, VT (802) 869-2141 or [email protected] Old Jack Frost is on the move, Local farm fresh produce, grass-fed meats, Three more months to “Santy;” veggie plant starts, eggs, cheese, delicious Five before them heavenly smelt From the fi shing shants: baked goods, & other sweet treats. Joyful days - when wife won’t dress Plus glass, soaps and other handmade items. Quite so stunning scanty. EBT customers—ask about Market Match! —DANIEL L. CADY KLICK’S Pick Your Own Apples, Peaches, & Plums ANTIQUES & CRAFTS Bought & Sold Enjoy Pies and Donuts from Our Gift Shop. SPECIALIZING IN RAG RUGS, Weekend Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides and Cider COUNTRY ANTIQUES, FOLK ART. Coming Mid-September. Fun for the Whole Family! 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R A G Cran-Apple • Pumpkin • Pecan • Apple Come visit us at Vermont’s largest farmstand! pies pastries Strawberry • Apple Crumb • Blueberry-Apple M SINCE 1994 Raspberry-Apple • Raspberry-Peach • Blueberry • Cherry “Have a cup I ' S L L E R Mincemeat • Caramel-Apple • Maple Walnut of coffee or It’s tea and a Pies also available at: Harvest Quiche, Lasagna pastry in Winhall Market our cafe area in Bondville Chicken Pot Pie & Shepard’s Pie. Time! and enjoy The Colonial House Coffee Cake, Sticky Buns, Cookies, Breads, and Soups. Inn & Motel in Weston the view!” Fresh, Local Clearbrook Farm Special Orders Welcome (802) 824-4032. Produce & More in Shaftsbury Th an 25 Varieties River Valley Market Rt. 5, Exit 5 off of I-91 in Wilmington Come Visit Our Retail Store Open 7 days! (802) 722-3395 Of Apples River Bend Market At Hearthstone Village, Rt. 100, 2 mi. S. of Londonderry, VT David Nunnikoven, A Farm Bakery featuring our famous cider donuts, apple pies in Townshend Open Monday–Saturday, 8 am – 5:30 pm Baker & Owner and breads—all Homemade. Our deli off ers sandwiches, pizza, and soups made to order. BBQ in our outdoor eating area. A complete garden center—fall mums & pumpkins. Page 2 Vermont Country Sampler, September–October 2011 An old hayrake in an early autumn fi eld, Randolph, VT. photo by Nancy Cassidy Just Rememberin’‘ by Bill Olivet had given her when she’d been a school teacher. She showed One sunny fall day while taking an afternoon nap, Aunt it to me and told about it on each visit as though I had never Rosalie dreamed her way right on into Eternity. She faded out Aunt Rosalie was in her mid-eighties when she said, “I seen it before. I showed great interest each time and agreed of life as quietly as she had lived. I’m sure she’d been ready believe I’ve had enough of it” and sent the driving license it was a most intricate device for a boy to produce. for a long time. She wouldn’t have rushed her departure, but she had possessed for more than fi fty years back to the motor No matter the time of my arrival it was necessary and ex- she wouldn’t have pleaded for more time. I thought of her vehicle bureau. The big wheel in charge of the bureau was so pected for us to sit and share coffee and crackers and cheese. saying on her eighty-eighth birthday, “My goodness, isn’t impressed with her voluntary decision that he rounded up a There we’d sit and rock, discussing the news of the day. this wonderful? I never expected to live this long.” newspaper reporter and went to see her. The ensuing article Aside from the stove, black iron sink, table and chairs, a Her birds were silent that day as I fed them. Then I watered was fl attering and revealed the touch of master politician as rocker and potted plants, there was little else in the kitchen. her plants and walked down the hill. It was fall and leaves well. The commissioner went on to higher offi ce and Aunt No cabinets or storage closet. Everything, including dishes, were falling from red, brown, and orange and gold trees. Rosalie was extremely proud of the framed scroll awarded silverware, pots and pans, groceries and cleaning implements I thought of how pleasant a thing it had been to know her for a half century without an accident. Aunt Rosalie and how sadly one pays for love in this life. She sold her twenty-fi ve year old car to an automobile buff “One sunny fall day while taking an I kicked the leaves that had gathered in piles here and and patted a fender affectionately as it was driven from her there, and compared them to the piles of days Aunt Rosalie driveway. The man was more than pleased with his purchase, afternoon nap, Aunt Rosalie dreamed had gathered together to form a lifetime. and well he should have been, for the vehicle was in perfect her way right on into Eternity.” From far off I heard the wail of a steam engine whistle condition.